By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent The Pierz School District’s $4.75 million referendum passed by a two to one margin at the Nov. 4 General Election. Unofficial results yielded 1,344 “yes” votes and 670 “no” votes. Pierz school officials were to canvass the ballots at a special meeting Friday...Read More

By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent The stage is set for a $4.75 million bond referendum in the Pierz School District. With the money, school officials propose to make $5.3 million in school facility improvements without raising property taxes. To do it, the Board is asking voters to renew a voter appro...Read More

By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent Pioneer Elementary School in Pierz is bursting at the seams. Built in 1991 for 400 students, today it is well over capacity with several portable classrooms in place. Pierz school officials spent time at the July 30 board meeting reviewing preliminary plans for a mult...Read More

By LORAE VARDAS Correspondent Pat Tax, ag teacher at Pierz Healy High School, and a delegation of FFA members updated the school board Wednesday evening regarding the gardening project they have undertaken this spring at Pierz Community Gardens. Located on the southeast edge of town on proper...Read More

By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent It appears the Pierz School District will be scrapping the block schedule currently in use at the high school in favor of an eight-hour day next fall. “We had a teacher vote last week regarding the change to an eight-period day and the result was 30 in favor and s...Read More

By LORAE VARDAS Correspondent Teachers in the Pierz School District settled on a new two-year contract. The Pierz School Board put its stamp of approval on the contract without much discussion at the March 26 meeting. The salary schedule alone gives certified staff a 1.5 percent increase in...Read More

By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent Administration and staff at Pierz Healy High School are contemplating a class schedule reconfiguration for 2014-2015. In a way, it’s a return to the past when classes were all the same length. “I am recommending that we consider changing our current block- and six-...Read More

By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent After conducting the state mandated Truth In Taxation public hearing Dec. 18, Pierz school officials adopted the final 2013 levy resolution for property taxes payable in 2014 at $1.191 million. That’s a $22,000 or 1.8 percent decrease over the previous year that loc...Read More

By Lorae Vardas, Correspondent After conducting the state mandated Truth In Taxation public hearing Dec. 18, Pierz school officials adopted the final 2013 levy resolution for property taxes payable in 2014 at $1.191 million. That’s a $22,000 or 1.8 percent decrease over the previous year that loca...Read More